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Free Easy Website Design Tools

Edicy is another website design tool which lets you create a fully functioning website in just a few minutes. The easy to use WYSIWYG editor makes it a useful tool for users who want a website created quickly without coding knowledge.

Based on their template designs, the web editor is basically designed for creating a simple profile pages for small companies and individuals. You can choose from a small selection of templates with simple but elegant designs. Although the editor doesn’t give much freedom to customize the layout of the page, it does allow you to easily add media to your pages. Edicy also has a blog installed where you can compose a blog entry from within the web editor.

Wix: This is a tool for creating flash based blog sites which we covered when it was still in private beta. It is now out for public use and I must say that this is the most interesting flash based website creator that I’ve ever seen. The editor has a very visual touch where you can just drag and drop media on the pages. When I tested the service, the only coding part that I can remember of doing is the part where I placed a URL link to an outside site. Wix also offers an embed code for your flash site so you can publish your creation and embed it anywhere. You can read the full review.

Weebly: This one of the more popular website creation tool. It gives a lot of freedom to the user with regards to the content of the created website. It even allows you monetize your creation and place Google Adsense and Adbrite ads in your pages. Custom HTML is also allowed which makes the tool quite versatile. They have a wide range of templates for you to choose from which makes it a favorite of many.

FirstPagr: Make a simple introduction page with FirstPagr. Create lists, list items with links, descriptions and images, and drag and drop lists and items. It’s great for introducing your list of websites or top favorite websites to everybody. Firstpagr is very simple and very easy to use.

Google Sites: Is a website creation tool which is geared to creating a simple website for a group of people or a community. The members can each access the created website to input their own content/news. Read the review.

Tags: edicy, firstpagr, google sites, webdesign tools, website, weebly, wix

Create a Flash-Based Website Online Using Wix

Wix is an online application that you can use to create and publish Flash-based websites without any programming knowledge. I was very curious to see what they are offering and when I got an invitation from the Wix team to test the app, I immediately took the plunge.

The Wix Editor is a flash based drag and drop tool which makes it easier for anyone to add, remove and arrange objects in the webpage project. Adding a page element like buttons and borders can be done in just a couple of clicks. Adding a new page and linking them together will not require you to place href codes, you can just click the image of the page you want an object to link to. Linking to an external page however will require you to place the URL of the external link, which is the only coding part of the website making process that you will ever encounter when using Wix.

Different forms of media like videos (from YouTube), music and pictures (from Flickr, Wix or your hard drive) can be easily inserted in the project. Widgets like photo albums, media player and mini pages are also available as enhancements. What is even more interesting in the editor is that the editing is not only limited to using the buttons and menus in Wix. You can also use keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+X for cut and Ctrl+V for paste and other keyboard shortcuts. The right click mouse button can also be used when editing which is rarely seen in flash based applications. There is no undo function so one must be careful in deleting elements, instead use the cut command.

Once you have completed a website or a page, you can choose to publish it publicly which will be available to the Wix community and will be indexed by search engine or you can choose the private mode. An embed code is also provided so that you can place your work in social sites and blogs. You can also use the email option which can be useful if you to use the flash page for marketing or company brochures.

In conclusion, Wix is a powerful web app which can do wonders for anyone who wants to create a website without going to the process of coding. The user friendly and eyecandy user interface makes website design an enjoyable experience. The service is still in private beta and If you want to check out the cool app, just visit their site and sign up for an invitation. Check out a simple website that I made using Wix. I have provided an embedded version below. Check out the full size here.

Free Flash Websites – Wix.com

Tags: flash, web application, web search engine, website, wix, wix editor, You Tube